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HJRES 84 112th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the…

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House of Congress.

Introduced: November 4, 2011 Introduced by: McClintock, Tom Republican · California See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debtConstitution and constitutional amendmentsLegislative rules and procedure
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Nov 4, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 4, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 21, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the federal government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each chamber.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 3
Campbell, John
· Nov 4, 2011
Graves, Tom
· Nov 4, 2011
King, Steve
· Nov 4, 2011
Labrador, Raul
· Nov 4, 2011
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Nov 4, 2011
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Nov 4, 2011
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 4, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 84: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House of Congress.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-84/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 84: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House of Congress.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-84/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 84, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-84/.
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[H.J. Res. 84: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House of Congress.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-84/)
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